Isle of Man Archives - Page 5 of 21 - TBNI.Blog

2025 Isle of Man TT Races : Up Next

May 11, 2025 by TomBoyNI

2025 Isle of Man TT Races : Up Next

Right on the heels of the Pre-TT Classic Road Races comes the most famous motorcycle races on the planet the (2025) Isle of Man TT Races.

Running from 26th May 2025 – 7th June 2025, the Isle of Man roars into life with this fortnight long festival full of motorcycle time trial racing taking place over the massive Island wide 37.73 mile long circuit.

With so much to see and do, TBNI.Blog have put together the basics to make sure you can get your planning off to the right start and hit the Island with enough information that you can enjoy the spectacle that is the Isle of Man TT Races…

Isle of Man TT Races Visitors’ Guide

The Visitors’ Guide is packed with info on the course, ticketing, road closings schedules, race schedules, parking facilities, history, what the flags mean… a little bit of everything.

2025 Pre-TT Classic Road Races : Up Next

May 11, 2025 by TomBoyNI

2025 Pre-TT Classic Road Races : Up Next

The next event on the 2025 Road Racing Calendar is the 2025 Pre-TT Classic Road Races at the Southern 100 Course, Castletown, Isle of Man.

So, if you are heading over to the Isle of Man for the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races, there is no better way to start your Festival Fortnight that getting yourself down to the Billown Circuit and enjoy some mutistart classic road racing on the Southern 100 Course!

Of course TBNI.Blog have everything to you need to start to plan your trip and links to everything else to make sure your start to the Isle of Man Road Racing Season gets off to the perfect start!

Isle of Man Pre-TT Classic Road Races Visitors’ Guide.

The Visitors’ Guide is packed with info on the course, ticketing, road closings schedules, race schedules, parking facilities, history, what the flags mean… a little bit of everything.

2025 TT Races Prize Fund

May 11, 2025 by TomBoyNI

2025 TT Races Prize Fund :

One of the most read posts annually since 2017 on this site is the Winners’ Payout Details (with over 98,000 unique hits at the time of writing) and since 2017 I have updated annually it with the latest information from the current Regulations Booklet. You can read the entire 2025 book here : (may not be available after 2025) :

https://iom-tt-races-2022.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/tt-2025-regulations-070425.pdf

If the official link above is not working then an archived copy is available here : https://tbni.blog/downloads/tt-2025-regulations-070425.pdf

But if you are just here to see the 2025 Isle of Man TT Prize Breakdown and how much the competitors stand to win in each class then please read on.

IMPORTANT : The are some major changes since 2022, for example the Senior TT now awards the race winner – at the end – as opposed to at the end and throughout each lap as per 2022 and previously. The prize for winning the Senior TT has also increased since 2022 from £18,000 to £25,000. The other races have also seen increases in their placed prizes and overall prize pots.

If you would like to compare these changes with the prizes an prize pots from 2022 you can find those details here :

https://tbni.blog/2022/01/26/2022-tt-races-prize-fund/

Dominic Herbertson Announces HRRC

April 17, 2025 by TomBoyNI

Dominic Herbrertson has announced his new road racing venture. – Herbertson Road Racing Company.

The news has come via a press release from the Official Isle of Man TT Website.

Following the announcement that WTF Racing would not be present at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races this now does mean that Dom the Bomb will compete in all classes at the 2025 Event.

HERBERTSON CONFIRMS FULL TT 2025 ENTRY WITH NEW HRRC TEAM

Dominic Herbertson has today (Thursday) confirmed that he’ll compete in all Isle of Man TT Races this year as originally planned, having formed his own team, HRRC – Herbertson Road Racing Company.

Herbertson had been due to contest the 600cc and 1000cc races for WTF Racing until their shock, and sudden, withdrawal, two weeks ago. However, Alan Gardiner, team principal of WTF Racing, has since supplied Herbertson with the stock Honda Fireblade he was due to ride.

That means 31-year old Herbertson will now take his scheduled start position of number 13 for the RST x D3O Superbike, RL360/Opul Superstock and Milwaukee Senior races. Having set a new personal best lap of 130.497mph at last year’s event, he’ll now be looking to build on that and add to the six top ten positions already achieved across the 1000cc classes.

James Hillier Secures Deal for 2025 TT

April 16, 2025 by TomBoyNI

James Hillier Secures Deal for 2025 TT

Kawasaki UK have issued a Press Release with some exciting last minute plan changes for the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races alongside an old friend!

Bournemouth Kawasaki and James Hillier Reunite for Isle of Man TT!

After a last-minute change of plans, Kawasaki UK is delighted to announce that James Hillier will once again be lining up in green for the two Isle of Man TT Supersport races. Partnering once more with Bournemouth Kawasaki, a team he has had lots of success with throughout his career, he’ll be riding the Ninja ZX-6R he took to fourth and sixth last year.

Despite planning to sit 2025 out, the Bournemouth Kawasaki team will be making a surprise return to the Isle of Man TT next month, running James Hillier in both Supersport races. Campaigning on the proven Ninja ZX-6R, James and the team will be looking to build on their results last year and are setting their sights firmly on a podium finish.

WTF Racing Quit Road Racing

April 1, 2025 by TomBoyNI

WTF Racing Quit Road Racing :

Almost immediately after OMG Racing announced they will not be competent in this year’s BSB Championship WTF have announced they will be be partaking in their planned 2025 Roads Campaign.

With James Hillier and Dominic Herbertson lined up for the campaign things looked really promising. It is devastating news for real road racing, the riders, the team and all those involved with WTF Racing.

The Press Release reads as follows :

Official Statement from WTF Racing – Tuesday, April 1st 2025

WTF Racing has today announced the immediate cessation of all road racing activities due to significant commercial circumstances beyond the team’s control.

MLav Racing set for 2025 TT and NW200

March 19, 2025 by TomBoyNI

MLav Racing set for 2025 TT and NW200 :

MLav Racing will expand its presence into road racing for the 2025 season.

During MotoGP Free Practice One at the Argentine Grand Prix, it was unofficially announced that Michael Laverty will enter his MLav Racing team into the 2025 Isle of Man TT and North West 200.

An official announcement is expected in a few weeks, but Neil Hodgson made the announcement live on air.

Laverty will utilise BMW machinery during the two road racing events and the machines will be ridden by TT Royalty in the form of Ian Hutchinson alongside Mike Browne.

“We are forming a team for the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200 this year,” Laverty stated on TNT Sports.

“We will have a few accomplished riders on board… Ian Hutchinson and Irish rider Mike Browne. We will hopefully be officially announcing it in the next week or so.

“We will be operating BMW-powered machinery. I am currently finalising the livery, with a deadline today for RST to produce the suits in time for testing.

“Ian Hutchinson has 17 Isle of Man TT victories to his name, with his most recent triumph occurring in 2017 during the Superstock TT. The 45-year-old made his return to the TT in 2024 after missing the event in 2023 due to a stroke.

Mike Browne has quickly established himself as a rising star at the TT. The Irish rider made his debut at the event in 2019 and has since competed in 14 TTs, securing two podium finishes, both in the Supertwin TT.”

The TBNI Road Racing Calendar will be updated as soon as new information is available, you can subscribe here : https://tbni.blog/road-racing-calendar/

You will also find new information as soon as it is available through the TBNI Facebook Page the TBNI Threads Feed and the TBNI X / Twitter Feed.

So why not Follow those also?

Triumph Joins up with KTS Racing and Jamie Coward for 2025

January 29, 2025 by TomBoyNI

Triumph Joins up with KTS Racing and Jamie Coward for 2025 :

Triumph Motorcycles have announced, via a press release, that they have joined forces with KTS Racing and Jamie Coward for the Supersports category at the 2025 editions of North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT Races . KTS will also switch from Honda to BMW in the Superbike and Superstock Classes.

Triumph Racing’s Factory team in British Supersport and National Sportbike has joined forces with road racing masters KTS Racing to form KTS Macadam Triumph Factory Racing.

The team will contest this year’s North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT with three-time TT Privateer Champion Jamie Coward aboard a Triumph Street Triple 765.

In 2024 Coward finished the world-renowned Isle of Man TT in 4th place on his KTS Racing Triumph Street Triple 765, setting his personal best average lap time of 128.8mph and securing the Isle of Man TT Privateer award for the third year in a row.

Todd Back with Milenco by Padgett’s for 2025

January 15, 2025 by TomBoyNI

Todd Back with Milenco by Padgett’s for 2025

A Press Release has confirmed that Davey Todd will be back with the Milenco by Padgett’s Tram in 2025 for the Supersport and Supertwin classes at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races.

Davey Todd will be reunited with former Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles Racing team at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races, contesting the Supersport and Supertwin races for the Batley-based team.

Todd will ride the latest spec Honda CBR600RR in the two four-lap Monster Energy Supersport race and will also campaign a Paton in the three-lap Metzeler and Entire Cover insurance Supertwin races in what will be the Padgett’s’ team first foray into the Supertwin class.

Todd, who will line up for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team in the 1000cc races at this year’s TT, enjoyed great success with Clive Padgett’s team between 2019 and 2023, starting with a brace of top ten finishes in the 2019 Supersport TT races.

2022 and 2023 saw him compete solely for the team, one of the most successful in the history of the Isle of Man TT, where he took his maiden rostrum in 2022 when he placed third in the Superstock race, and fourth in the second Supersport and Senior races.

He went on to take three more top six finishes at TT 2023 before leaving the team in 2024 where achieved his best results in the Supersport and Supertwin classes.

He finished second and third as well as posting a new personal best Supersport lap of 128.785mph and a brace of sixths in the two Supertwin races where he lapped at 119.359mph.

2025 Honda Racing UK Lineup

November 13, 2024 by TomBoyNI

2025 Honda Racing UK Lineup :

Honda Racing UK have announced their 2025 Rider lineup for both their roads and circuit campaign, and for this year’s TT the team will consist of Dean Harrison and John McGuiness.

PRESS RELEASE :

In a lineup of familiar faces, Honda Racing UK is delighted to reveal the riders campaigning for the manufacturer throughout the 2025 season in British Championship racing and at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT races.

In the Bennetts British Superbike series, Tommy Bridewell continues for a second year determined to go one better next season and become a two-time BSB champion. His remarkable 2024 campaign was punctuated with three wins and a further sixteen podiums en route to second in the championship standings, just a single point away from consecutive titles on alternate manufacturers.

Joining him aboard a Honda Racing UK Fireblade once more is Northern Irishman Andrew Irwin, who is set to embark on his fifth season with the team (2019-2020, 2023-2025). A previous winner aboard Honda machinery, he made a welcome return to the podium on multiple occasions last year and targets more in 2025.

Returning to race once more in the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT Races, Dean Harrison is eager to build on an excellent debut year racing the Fireblade and CBR600RR on the roads. Podiums aboard Superbike, Superstock & Supersport machinery in his first year of racing for Honda laid the solid foundations on which to build in 2025. Dean will also supplement his road racing activities with a season of racing in the British Supersport category.

Lining up alongside him in the iconic colours of Honda once more to compete solely in the ‘big bike’ classes is road racing royalty, John McGuinness MBE. His popular return to the podium at this year’s NW200 was a clear standout from his thirty-fourth season of motorcycle racing, and with season thirty-five now confirmed, he and Honda look set to continue making history together for another year.

HERBERTSON CONFIRMS FULL TT 2025 ENTRY WITH NEW HRRC TEAM

Bournemouth Kawasaki and James Hillier Reunite for Isle of Man TT!

PRESS RELEASE :

Disclosure :